{"id":89391,"date":"2025-01-18T22:55:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-18T22:55:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/when-is-tiktok-getting-banned-platform-shares-final-deadline-for-us-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2025-01-18T22:55:50","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T22:55:50","slug":"when-is-tiktok-getting-banned-platform-shares-final-deadline-for-us-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/when-is-tiktok-getting-banned-platform-shares-final-deadline-for-us-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"When is TikTok getting banned? Platform shares final deadline for US | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\">\n<figure class=\"flex items-center text-center\"><figcaption class=\"text-3 font-sans uppercase mr-3 whitespace-no-wrap\"><span class=\"ls-art\">Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article<\/span><\/figcaption><audio class=\"h-5 w-60 sm:w-80 rounded-none\" preload=\"metadata\" controlslist=\"noplaybackrate nodownload\" id=\"tts\" controls=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/i.tribune.com.pk\/attachments\/speech_20250118105453428-9OWgU.mp3\"\/><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p>TikTok has announced that it will be forced to \u201cgo dark\u201d in the US on January 19, 2025, unless the government intervenes before a ban takes effect.<\/p>\n<p>This follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding a law requiring TikTok\u2019s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its US operations by Sunday to avoid an outright ban.<\/p>\n<p>The law, passed in April 2024, mandates ByteDance to divest the US version of the app to a neutral party or face removal from app stores and web hosting services.<\/p>\n<p>TikTok has argued that the law violates free speech protections, as it impacts over 170 million users in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The company has warned that the app could become completely unavailable to users, both existing and new, as updates are blocked after the ban.<\/p>\n<p>Influencers and creators have begun bidding farewell to their followers, with many planning to shift content to other platforms.<\/p>\n<p>The looming ban comes amid concerns over Chinese espionage, with US lawmakers citing security risks from TikTok\u2019s data collection practices.<\/p>\n<p>However, TikTok has repeatedly denied sharing user data with the Chinese government. The Biden administration&#8217;s decision on the issue will be handed over to the incoming President, Donald Trump, who has previously expressed mixed views on the app.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen\u00a0to\u00a0article TikTok has announced that it will be forced to \u201cgo dark\u201d in the US on January 19, 2025, unless the government intervenes before a ban takes effect. This follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding a law requiring TikTok\u2019s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell its US operations by Sunday to avoid an outright ban. 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